Hong Kong National Security Law: What to Know
A long-shelved security law that once kindled fear of eroding rights and galvanized Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement is making a comeback. Efforts to complete the...
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Messi Denies Hong Kong No-Show Was Political in Appeal to Chinese Fans
Lionel Messi sought to draw a line under controversy about his failure to play in a football match in Hong Kong earlier this month, saying...
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Hong Kong to create new national security law against ‘external
Hong Kong leader John Lee said Wednesday the semi-autonomous city would create its own national security law in 2024, four years after Beijing imposed sweeping...
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Thousands evacuated from Taiwan mountain communities as Typhoon Haikui
Much of southern Taiwan came to a standstill Sunday as Typhoon Haikui churned over towns and farmland. Residents were urged to stay home and flights,...
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Hong Kong arrests 10 for ‘foreign collusion’ over pro-democracy fund
Hong Kong police arrested 10 people on Thursday under the city’s national security law, accusing them of providing financial support to overseas dissident groups pushing...
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HSBC spinoff: Bank’s top execs face tense shareholders in Hong Kong
Hong Kong CNN — HSBC’s top brass defended their strategy Monday to frustrated shareholders in the lender’s largest market, as Europe’s biggest bank continued to...
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Hong Kong jails pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai for fraud
Issued on: 10/12/2022 – 10:09 A Hong Kong court sentenced a pro-democracy media tycoon to five years and nine months in prison on Saturday over...
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UK police investigate beating of protester on Chinese consulate grounds
Issued on: 17/10/2022 – 19:20 British police are investigating an assault on a protester who was beaten by several men after being dragged inside the...
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‘Still waiting’: Hong Kong Covid patients treated outside as hospitals buckle
Issued on: 18/02/2022 – 17:47 Covid-19 patients, including elderly and children, were left to huddle under blankets for warmth as they waited into the night...
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Hong Kong reports record Covid cases, seeks China’s support
Issued on: 12/02/2022 – 11:18 Hong Kong reported a record 1,514 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, as officials struggle to contain an expanding outbreak despite the...
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Hong Kong to pass new legislation adding more ‘national security’ crimes
Issued on: 12/01/2022 – 05:54 Hong Kong will outlaw a host of new national security crimes, the city’s leader said Wednesday, as she presided over...
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Hong Kong democracy activist Chow Hang-tung jailed again over Tiananmen vigil
Issued on: 04/01/2022 – 08:23 Jailed democracy activist Chow Hang-tung accused Hong Kong’s courts on Tuesday of criminalising speech and helping authorities erase the Tiananmen...